Q: Is 2,226,609 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,226,609 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,226,609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 17 21 27 33 49 51 63 77 81 99 119 147 153 187 189 231 243 297 357 441 459 539 561 567 693 833 891 1,071 1,309 1,323 1,377 1,617 1,683 1,701 2,079 2,499 2,673 3,213 3,927 3,969 4,131 4,851 5,049 6,237 7,497 9,163 9,639 11,781 11,907 14,553 15,147 18,711 22,491 27,489 28,917 35,343 43,659 45,441 67,473 82,467 106,029 130,977 202,419 247,401 318,087 742,203 and 2,226,609, with no remainder.

Since 2,226,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,226,609, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).